Analysis
This is the term for when you explain how a technique creates meaning for the audience.
What is analysis?
The beginning of a story or text is called this.
What is the exposition?
When a writer wants to convince the reader of a particular point of view.
What is persuasion?
When you explain the "effect" of a technique in Paper 1, you focus on this aspect.
What is the audience's response or feeling?
Implications in a text refer to these subtle messages.
What are the hidden meanings or suggestions?
When a text evokes strong feelings in the audience, you should refer to this emotional effect.
What is pathos?
A narrative that starts in the middle of events uses this Latin term.
What is in medias res?
When the purpose is to inform and explain without bias.
What is exposition?
Alliteration often has this kind of rhythmic or auditory effect on a reader.
What is drawing attention to particular words or creating musicality?
When a writer uses formal, elevated diction, it often implies this about the subject or situation.
What is seriousness, respect, or importance?
This approach connects a text's language, structure, and meaning together to show deeper understanding.
What is a close reading?
This refers to the rate at which a story moves forward.
What is narrative pacing?
A satirical piece primarily seeks to do this.
What is to criticize or mock societal issues?
The repetition of short, punchy sentences usually creates this emotional effect.
What is tension or urgency?
If a narrator omits certain key facts, it often implies this about the narrator.
What is bias or unreliability?
In an analysis, you should balance evidence and commentary. Too much quoting without explanation is called this.
What is descriptive paraphrasing?
Short, abrupt sentences often create this kind of tone.
What is a tense, urgent, or dramatic tone?
A writer using irony to expose contradictions likely wants the audience to do this.
What is think critically (or reflect)?
Using vivid imagery in a text has this typical effect on the reader’s senses.
What is engaging the senses and immersing the reader in the scene?
In analyzing implication, considering historical and cultural context helps reveal this.
What is deeper societal commentary or critique?
This type of analysis considers not just what is said, but how the cultural or historical background influences it.
What is contextual analysis?
Changing points of view or timelines within a text creates this kind of structure.
What is non-linear structure?
In Paper 1, discussing the writer’s "intended effect" refers to this element of textual analysis.
What is audience manipulation or audience impact?
In Paper 1, discussing the effect of structure means analyzing how this is influenced.
What is the progression of ideas or emotional impact over time?
Texts that appear simple on the surface but hint at darker underlying themes rely heavily on this literary strategy.
What is subtext?